Otto Wichmann
Otto Gottfried Wichmann (born March 25, 1828 in Berlin , † March 17, 1858 in Rome ) was a German genre and portrait painter .
Life
Wichmann was a son of the sculptor Ludwig Wichmann and was trained as a painter by 1851 at the latest in the studio of Joseph Nicolas Robert-Fleury in Paris. From autumn 1852 Wichmann stayed in Rome, where he also died. In 1852/53 he took part in the Paris Salon , in 1856 in the Berlin Academy Exhibition.
family
Otto Wichmann was the brother of Hermann Wichmann , a writer and composer .
Works (selection)
- Sainte Cécile, tête d'étude , whereabouts unknown (Salon 1852, No. 1265)
- Vieux guerrier, tête d'étude , whereabouts unknown (Salon 1852, No. 1266)
- Cathérine de Médicis chez l'alchimiste René , whereabouts unknown (Salon 1853, no. 1192)
literature
- Gitta Ho: Wichmann, Otto (Gottfried). In: Bénédicte Savoy, France Nerlich (ed.): Paris apprenticeship years. A lexicon for training German painters in the French capital. Volume 2: 1844-1870. Berlin / Boston 2015, ISBN 978-3-11-035006-7 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wichmann, Otto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wichmann, Otto Gottfried (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German genre and portrait painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 1858 |
| Place of death | Rome |